Alert archive / Mississippi / 2003
Weather alerts in Mississippi, February 2003
102 weather alerts in February 2003, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in February 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 102
- Warnings
- 78
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- February 22, 200347 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2:21 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bolivar, Coahoma, DeSoto, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:48 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amite, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones and 11 more | 117 min |
| Feb 15, 2:08 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams | 3 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:05 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clarke, Covington, Forrest and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion | 31 min |
| Feb 15, 3:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 28 min |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 20 min |
| Feb 15, 4:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Smith | 29 min |
| Feb 15, 4:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Marion | 27 min |
| Feb 15, 4:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 27 min |
| Feb 15, 4:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 27 min |
| Feb 15, 4:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Lamar | 31 min |
| Feb 15, 5:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 40 min |
| Feb 15, 5:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones | 26 min |
| Feb 15, 5:18 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lowndes | 117 min |
| Feb 15, 5:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 30 min |
| Feb 15, 5:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Newton | 31 min |
| Feb 15, 5:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 30 min |
| Feb 15, 5:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 47 min |
| Feb 15, 5:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 42 min |
| Feb 15, 5:51 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clarke, Covington, Forrest and 27 more | 114 min |
| Feb 15, 6:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 30 min |
| Feb 15, 6:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 36 min |
| Feb 15, 6:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 29 min |
| Feb 15, 6:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 41 min |
| Feb 15, 7:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 45 min |
| Feb 15, 7:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 43 min |
| Feb 15, 7:44 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | George, Harrison, Jackson, Stone | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:35 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Amite, Forrest, Franklin, Hancock, Jefferson and 9 more | 115 min |
| Feb 21, 4:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite | 57 min |
| Feb 21, 6:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 39 min |
| Feb 21, 6:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Perry, Stone | 26 min |
| Feb 21, 7:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | George, Greene | 51 min |
| Feb 21, 7:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Wayne | 43 min |
| Feb 21, 9:00 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:30 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:17 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin | 37 min |
| Feb 21, 12:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson | 43 min |
| Feb 21, 1:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:12 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson, Smith | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:18 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:40 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adams, Amite, Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jones | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:01 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:20 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Coahoma, DeSoto and 22 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:48 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:50 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Amite, Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion and 3 more | 115 min |
| Feb 21, 6:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 6:20 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin, Scott, Warren | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 6:35 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LIX | Amite, Wilkinson | 4 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:07 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 59 min |
| Feb 21, 7:26 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amite, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene and 17 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:59 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson, Smith | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Feb 21, 8:15 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amite, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 43 min |
| Feb 21, 8:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 41 min |
| Feb 21, 8:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 44 min |
| Feb 21, 8:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 42 min |
| Feb 21, 9:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 32 min |
| Feb 21, 9:03 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Attala, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Jasper and 16 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 9:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 47 min |
| Feb 21, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Attala, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Jasper, Kemper and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 21, 9:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 32 min |
| Feb 21, 9:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 46 min |
| Feb 21, 9:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 45 min |
| Feb 21, 9:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 28 min |
| Feb 21, 10:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington | 42 min |
| Feb 21, 10:19 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Montgomery, Noxubee and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 46 min |
| Feb 21, 10:22 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amite, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene and 17 more | 113 min |
| Feb 21, 10:34 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:40 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Attala, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Jasper, Kemper and 15 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 47 min |
| Feb 21, 11:14 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Claiborne, Hinds, Leake, Neshoba, Noxubee | 4 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott | 44 min |
| Feb 21, 11:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 19 min |
| Feb 21, 11:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 41 min |
| Feb 21, 11:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 31 min |
| Feb 22, 12:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion | 43 min |
| Feb 22, 12:02 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 118 min |
| Feb 22, 12:16 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar | 44 min |
| Feb 22, 12:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 45 min |
| Feb 22, 12:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 60 min |
| Feb 22, 12:35 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Attala, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay and 32 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay | 43 min |
| Feb 22, 1:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 43 min |
| Feb 22, 1:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 47 min |
| Feb 22, 2:02 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw and 34 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 19 min |
| Feb 22, 3:51 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Attala, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Covington, Forrest and 30 more | 114 min |
| Feb 24, 8:55 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica | 5 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:20 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw and 25 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 25, 11:35 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Bolivar, Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:22 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Bolivar, Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 28 min |
| Feb 26, 4:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 46 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 31 |
| Tornado Warning | 26 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 19 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 21 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Smith County16
- Jefferson Davis County15
- Marion County15
- Simpson County15
- Covington County14
- Lawrence County14
- Neshoba County14
- Jasper County13
- Lamar County13
- Lincoln County13
- Scott County13
- Jones County12
- Leake County12
- Forrest County11
- Wayne County11
- Lowndes County11
- Rankin County11
- Franklin County11
- Montgomery County10
- Newton County10
- Noxubee County10
- Webster County10
- Winston County10
- Amite County9
- Pearl River County9
- Perry County9
- Walthall County9
- Attala County9
- Choctaw County9
- Clarke County9
- Lauderdale County9
- Oktibbeha County9
- Stone County9
- Kemper County8
- Clay County8
- Pike County7
- Madison County7
- George County7
- Jackson County7
- Jefferson County7
42 more counties
- Wilkinson County7
- Bolivar County6
- Coahoma County6
- DeSoto County6
- Marshall County6
- Panola County6
- Tate County6
- Tunica County6
- Harrison County6
- Hancock County6
- Greene County6
- Quitman County5
- Tallahatchie County5
- Adams County5
- Carroll County5
- Benton County5
- Grenada County5
- Lafayette County5
- Union County5
- Monroe County5
- Humphreys County4
- Leflore County4
- Sunflower County4
- Washington County4
- Claiborne County4
- Copiah County4
- Calhoun County4
- Tippah County4
- Yalobusha County4
- Chickasaw County4
- Alcorn County4
- Issaquena County3
- Sharkey County3
- Pontotoc County3
- Warren County3
- Hinds County3
- Lee County3
- Prentiss County3
- Holmes County2
- Yazoo County2
- Tishomingo County2
- Itawamba County1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.